The Wall Street Journal: "Apple has cut its orders for components for the iPhone 5 due to weaker-than-expected demand, people familiar with the situation said Monday. Apple's orders for iPhone 5 screens for the January-March quarter, for example, have dropped to roughly half of what the company had previously planned to order, two of the people said. The Cupertino company has also cut orders for components other than screens, according to one of the people." The WSJ is usually very well informed about Apple matters (and Japanese business new Nikkei reports something similar), so it's a safe assumption that they're not making this up. What, exactly, this means, we don't know; perhaps a new model already? Seems strange they would switch to a different screen this quickly, though. Android (more specifically: Samsung) keeps on growing, so it's only inevitable that Apple would feel a sting there at some point. We'll know for sure on the 23rd, when Apple's latest quarterly results come rolling in.

But Apple is Apple and will always have loyal followers who will fork out money for anything with an Apple logo. Even obsolete stuff is easily sold.

iPhones are a bit expensive, certainly when comparing the hardware specifications with other phones. But there is more to the story, there is the iTunes music/books/video store, the apps, operating system upgrades, usability, wide range of accessories, etc...

I've heard the countless stories regarding Android, it's "openness" and customization. It sounds all cool and nice, until you get to use one and you're happy you never bought one. I gladly hand over the extra cash to get an iPhone.

Then again, if no heavy use to expected you might as well get a cheap Android.

To keep the resell price up: don't drop it and don't cary it in a bag without a case.